Resources
MyPlus have developed a range of resources to support employability staff build their knowledge, expertise and ability to support students with disabilities as they transition from education into employment.
The MyPlus Disability Confidence on Campus Toolkit provides information and guidance to employability and careers advisers who are supporting students with disabilities as the search for their placements, internships and graduate roles.
The wealth of practical advice and resources contained in the Toolkit will enable you to expertly advise your students with disabilities about careers, thus increasing the chances of ALL your students successfully gaining meaningful employment upon graduation.
"After attending Helen’s Disability Confident sessions, I quickly identified that the Disability Confident Tool Kit was the missing link in preparing our students for their transition to employment."
Vicki Walsh, Business Leader, Uniting Employment Services & School Leaver Employment Supports
Toolkit Contents
Disability Confidence on Campus: Why disability matters
This provides provides an overview of the disability and student recruitment landscape and in particular the disparity between students with a disability, and those without, finding employment upon graduation.
Understanding Disability
Disability is a broad term covering a multitude of disabilities and long-term health conditions. This section provides an overview of what is covered by the term disability and the common place disabilities that students at universities have.
Challenges facing students with disabilities
In order to be able to support students with disabilities into employment, we first need to understand what the challenges and barriers are that they face. This section provides insights into those challenges.
Staff development session: The five pillars of disability confidence on campus
This digital training for employability and careers staff, delivered as a webinar, is designed to build understanding of the specific challenges facing students with disabilities as they transition from education to employment and be in a position to support them with accurate information, resources and advice. The webinar covers the 5 pillars of disability confidence on campus.
Student skills sessions: Digital Training Packs
These digital training packs are designed for use by staff with your students and cover the ‘how to’ of job attainment with a disability.
Each interactive training package will equip you with up to date information and the resources to build the confidence and skills of students with disabilities to address the unique challenges they face as they successfully transition from education into employment.
These digital training packs can also be purchased individually; for more information please see further below.
Conversation cards
The Conversation Cards are designed for Careers Staff to use with students with disabilities to help them navigate some of the challenges they face as they apply for jobs and navigate the recruitment process.
Based on feedback from Careers Staff, students tend to have a clear idea of the topics that they want advice and guidance on and the Conversation Cards can be used to put some structure around these conversations.
The 6 topics covered are:
- The benefits of being open
- How to be open
- Applying for work with a disability
- Requesting Adjustments in the recruitment process
- Communicating strengths
- Accessing disability confident employers
Take a look at an example of our Toolkit below:
To find out more about our Be Disability Confident on Campus Toolkit, or to purchase one of the toolkits please contact Helen Cooke, CEO and Founder of MyPlus, at: helen@myplusconsulting.com
The digital training packs which are part of the Toolkit, can also be purchased separately for £350 +VAT.
The four areas covered are:
- Disclosure: How to disclose a disability and benefits of doing so
- Identifying strengths: Using a disability to stand out from the crowd
- Accessing support and adjustments during the recruitment process
- Applying with a disability: accounting for differences in your application
Each digital training pack is support by:
- A Train the Trainer guide & notes
- A video introduction to the training
- A power point deck of sides
These digital training packs are £350 +VAT each
To view a sample of any of the training sessions for students please click on one of the icons below:
To view a sample of any of the Train the Trainer notes, please click on one of the icons below:
To equip your disabled students with the specialist information that they will need to apply, navigate the recruitment process and transition into the workplace, we can facilitate the following webinars:
- How to disclose a disability
- Identifying strengths: using a disability to stand out from the crowd
- Accessing support & adjustments during the recruitment process
- Applying with a disability: accounting for differences in your application
- Ace the recruitment process with a disability: everything you need to succeed
The cost of delivery is £350 +VAT.
These webinars will not be recorded for future use and are available for up to 150 attendees.
The cost to design and deliver bespoke webinars for your students is £495 +VAT
To ensure that careers and employability staff are confident to provide the expert guidance their students require, MyPlus are able to provide disability confidence training, consultancy, coaching and guidance to build this knowledge.
In particular, training is an integral part of how we support career and employability teams, as well as student services teams more generally, to understand the challenges facing disabled students regarding employment. By building knowledge and understanding, staff are able to confidently coach and mentor their students towards successfully achieving their career goals.
From introductory training sessions covering the basics of disability and student employability, through to master classes covering some of the more complex areas, MyPlus can design and deliver training to meet your individual needs.
Examples of the topics we can train on include, but are not limited to:
- Disability & student recruitment: an introduction
- Disclosure: enabling your students to be open about their disability with employers
- Adjustments & Support: Ensuring your students request the support they require
- Accounting for disability related differences on your application form
- How to positively position your disability to an employer
The interactive style of our webinars and workshops provides delegates with plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss the key issues. The format also enables delegates to learn from others working in this challenging space.
Costs available upon request, please email: helen@myplusconsulting.com
University careers services have a vital role to play in ensuring that disabled graduates have the tools they need to realise their potential and gain employment in roles that fit in with their career plan.
- Lord Shinkwin
"Helen, as always, was great at presenting and facilitating the session and drawing out comments from the participants."
Catherine Alexander, Cambridge University Careers Service
If you would like more information about our digital training packs or would like to purchase one of our toolkits please email Helen Cooke at helen@myplusconsulting.com
